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Word: runzelmann (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first public utterance at Prague the Viscount created a great stir by thanking Sudeten German delegates for having met him at the station. Vexed Czechs made tart comments. Sudetens, learning with glee that "the British milord speaks German but he does not speak Czech," began referring to him as "Runzelmann" -which, freely translated, means The Man With the Wrinkled (i.e., Thoughtful) Brow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Pax Runciman | 8/15/1938 | See Source »

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